The famine currently devastating the Horn of Africa is now being described as the worst in 60 years, with Somalia being the country most badly affected, as 3.9 million people are at risk of starvation.
The United Nations estimates that around 29,000 Somali children are believed to have died in the last 90 days alone. Horrific stories are emerging about parents forced to choose between children, between those they believe can survive and those that cannot.
The U.N has made an emergency appeal for $2.4 billion but only received $1.1 billion so far, with the United States being the biggest donor.
The situation in Somalia is worsened because the Shabab, an extremist group with Al Qaeda links, is fighting a weak Western-backed government and until this week, prevented aid groups from delivering food to the starving.
(Image is an Africa Drought Famine Refugee Concept Illustration).